Research Article
Utilization of Organic Fertilizer in Ghana: Implications for Crop Performance and Commercialization
Table 3
Factors of production of maize farmers.
| Variables | Nonorganic fertilizer adopters | Organic fertilizer adopters | Mean | Min | Max | STD | Mean | Min | Max | STD |
| Farm size (ha) | 1.24 | 0.24 | 5.6 | 0.76 | 1.12 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 0.92 | Yield (t/ha) | 1.30 | 0.30 | 14.29 | 1.58 | 2.18 | 0.25 | 6.70 | 1.47 | Total cost of chemical fertilizer ($) | 73.1 | 0.0 | 688.0 | 113.3 | 46.7 | 0.0 | 340.0 | 54.0 | Total cost of organic fertilizer ($) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.2 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 17.9 | Total cost of other inputs ($) | 11.9 | 0.0 | 50.7 | 12.4 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 28.0 | 7.1 | Total production cost ($) | 85.1 | 0.0 | 688.0 | 116.8 | 70.3 | 21.1 | 360.0 | 56.0 | Amount ($) farmers are willing to pay for OF | 24.8 | 4.0 | 72.0 | 15.3 | 17.6 | 6.7 | 45.3 | 9.5 | Total revenue ($) production | 166.6 | 32.0 | 1813.3 | 234.0 | 222.0 | 54.4 | 725.8 | 154.3 | Gross margins ($) | 81.6 | ā528.0 | 1792.0 | 268.4 | 151.7 | ā118.1 | 642.4 | 156.5 |
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Source: survey 2020.
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